Ebook: Physical Principles of Sedimentology: A Readable Textbook for Beginners and Experts

Physical Principles of Sedimentology is a textbook devoted to the physics of sedimentological processes. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Law of Conservation of Energy, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology is illustrated by discussions of natural processes which form sediments or sedimentary rocks. The author's educational background as a major in physics and geology, and his 40-year experience in teaching and research help him bring together physics and geology in this enjoyable and highly readable form.

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Physical Principles of Sedimentology is a textbook devoted to the physics of sedimentological processes. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Law of Conservation of Energy, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology is illustrated by discussions of natural processes which form sediments or sedimentary rocks. The author's educational background as a major in physics and geology, and his 40-year experience in teaching and research help him bring together physics and geology in this enjoyable and highly readable form.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Sorting Out and Mixing....Pages 11-23
Grains Settle....Pages 25-47
Sediments are Moved....Pages 49-66
Rocks Fall....Pages 67-90
Suspensions Flow....Pages 91-100
Sand Waves Migrate....Pages 101-119
Oceans Are Ventilated....Pages 121-133
Groundwater Circulates....Pages 135-149
Components Equilibrate....Pages 151-165
Evaporation Pumps....Pages 167-178
Isotopes Fractionate....Pages 179-190
Basins Subside....Pages 191-200
Why Creativity in Geology....Pages 201-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-233

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Physical Principles of Sedimentology is a textbook devoted to the physics of sedimentological processes. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Law of Conservation of Energy, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics and groundwater hydrology is illustrated by discussions of natural processes which form sediments or sedimentary rocks. The author's educational background as a major in physics and geology, and his 40-year experience in teaching and research help him bring together physics and geology in this enjoyable and highly readable form.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Sorting Out and Mixing....Pages 11-23
Grains Settle....Pages 25-47
Sediments are Moved....Pages 49-66
Rocks Fall....Pages 67-90
Suspensions Flow....Pages 91-100
Sand Waves Migrate....Pages 101-119
Oceans Are Ventilated....Pages 121-133
Groundwater Circulates....Pages 135-149
Components Equilibrate....Pages 151-165
Evaporation Pumps....Pages 167-178
Isotopes Fractionate....Pages 179-190
Basins Subside....Pages 191-200
Why Creativity in Geology....Pages 201-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-233
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